Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-24

close III, was engaged III making Tavern
mcnt surveys TIL the outbreak at the p'tl
wal ~ u typographical engineer b" ia
considerable experimenting ia the line a..
: boring aIir-ian wells Ia obtain . wLir.
supply on the arid Western plains.
In l-Gl he was made a BrIgIiI'i I'n
rrlI Of Volunteers, and the district a.!
Northern Missouri was placed in hr~rhai",
AiirrwaId lac commanded the Army "I th,.
Mississippi la March, l~G', h" was prn
motcd tn be MAJOR General 0I Volunteers.
From these experiences he was called l.,-i
in June and placed at the head Ol the Amy
Of Virginia. lie was Ia rrnrglnrlr aLd
consolidate it, In July he became = I:Iin.
adler General IN the regular army.
! At the rlO~r of the campaign, winch o.
the subject ui tins chapter III war hI-tuIN
! in September, l~G2, General Pop uuu,-t
! ri tO br relieved Oi the command uI ir,.
| Army Of Virginia and ~ back West a..
was permitted to do 81, and received lr,'L
| his old ronmani III the Southwest Ne
now rri.rrd from the regular army.
Pope assumed his new dntlr> with ~
| ihu-iaSm. From the first hr and Mh'bl
| Ian differed ~ Ia the conduct al ih- va
before richmond. Pope rSpccIalI Y "pI''.,i
the retreat tn the James, and thnurhl tn..i
| instead the Army of the Potomac eh"uhi
seek 10 retreat 10y the north bank al tIu.
Chickahominy and Hanover Court il"'i-..
The differences became serious Al II.i
both generals requested that a c"Iumand'S
in rhirI he appointed over them and "N'i
all the armies. This wa, done, aud lulI
- ten. Henry W. lIallerk brcamr 'om
mandcr III chief ol all the ,I"n'z "i ihr
United states.
Pope "n taking command "l ih" ~,
-inIn army, announced tha: ms hr'tV""
ten, would be- III the saddle. IT," hUih.l
l~surd Proclamation Ia the S"Id'rrr
II hayr come from the west. he i"ti
/ them, where We have always seen ih'
! backs, uur enemies, from an army wh"-"
| hu~iu,,~ has been to seek the adNrIfIiS
and h,.L hlm when found, who's" PniI'.
has E,,n attack and not delenre
ten Pope issued orders from Washing
tom to his army, but did not IoIn II ~ PEI
son trll the last Ol July
The orders he ISSUED htN" ban 'uti
ri~,d severely. One required tI""p, 'n
.uhsl~t on the country -o tar - "I- pa.
,ir.,hlr Nnothcr declared that n"n "niH
b,tln'. IA the neghh0Gh"oi "i t!" amy
should hc held rcsp1nSihl" l"i dhmh"' ''
military property, guerrilla alla'k~ "h
suldi,r- and ALI acts oi uI rn,at' 10" 'ii'''
\ thId hUllrtin ordered that all ihr ur''-
ruEtl,,tnt- within the lines "i IN .".u'
.nnuIu take the oath OF alicgIau'r ~ lhr
Tinted s,tItr4 government l.'b-" "h"
refused were to bc sent out Of tie l.h'"
WL,.,.y,r took the oath and violated Il vi
ro hr ,hnr. The Confederate g"y"inm' 20
had l,.url uT.icFs similar Ia thee" In I''
n,..ry nearly year before.
Pom. hr.an military operations h'
lluIn,lnv the detachments al hi' "'In'
iuriIrr together, making a line s"l"" I"IiF
miles Ioug. SIgrl's and Eank : corps were
p,r.t,d At Srerryvllle, which val toe ..'.
lupou the map. kickcttH' division 90 W.
Inv, ,Il's CORPS was placed twenty "iI'-
.,., .J tins, at Waterloo bridge over ti".
nortb fork of the Elppahanu"'h, "h'H.
I.u luiu- Kings division Oi Mellow ID Is
corn, WAS lett at Fredericksburg
# = an unfortunate CIT'un-tah'r ]"
Ion,,.,,., T., this i.lrt of thu history oi ii'
,..,,',l,.,t there was i'll feeling am"n" 50
,r,I - the Generals with tins army "i ih'.
.,st This lad it, influence "n 'h' ''"'
/ n,i,p .I Virginia. Mcclellan hld III" 'Hi
| nt attaching men tu MIN enthu>lt-tI'''it.
H. ,, tlr,urr oyeT man, 0i the Ult,cI. u1-
der hll.. va uubOundrd.
They Irprllrd IcalOusly any measure '.".
ing 10 &. weakening OF hIs auth"rI'!.
wa. charged that some oh ihi' """"'.
gave only a half hearted -npI.'" Z" '"'
!, ,u,rt. e the other generals, r"''.".'.'
TIN. ..l rnEr IN Virginia They r"Et.a.'
| Ii- .,,,,,.,,rrGIrnt Is : -nuh I" M'i"'.''.
| IN 4 measure. .,nd resented II ~ '.'.'..
WAYS 4. Va claimed. LAM in N"'".
| I....y ten. Mcclellan deIeTHAIE'd. ii''" "'.
camp g, Harrison : landing, on i"r 't."'''
10 M. Lr an attack on Richmond. i.""''
and :. i..nick toDk possession oi M..'..
HIJ ..u the ain, and made Tec1nn". .'.'.
tonrd Richmond. OlliceIs and mrn w'"
in fl nung trim and enthusiasm. h'
.uAd,.lv on the night oi AL.s.tS,fir 81. !. ls"iI,
| cam ''h lanes .nd withhrr" mona
~. ~ '',,I, with MS whole army.
'ns 10 ,I,,,, concentrated earnestly. E'ih
Me- h ran me. were IN his hand, an.
sid''' 81 w. attack Richmond with r"pG
lac '''"'' ,,'....-s. He begged la DE- I,rI
n"i, IN do ~". Fighting I.- iook'r
imIa,J tri,d To induce Mcliellrn Ia flnrh
IisnL,y HlIleck's orl.ss. ''Iou mIghf
\. wen die lur 2 GIeep as a lamh, aFgu'h
fOnkcr.
r.. ncClcllan's rem0nstTanccS agt'H'f
he order iIlleck trlsgrlphed only h'
rder will not be isscindtd and N"n VII ,'
xpect.d 10 ...cutr it with all l"-,'"'a
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